Car-fender.



PATENTED AUG. 1 1

9. P. WOODCOCK.

UAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1909.

INVENTOH ail/z]? Waadc'ac'f/ A TTOHNE rs S F. S S M U W JOHN P. WOODCOCK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAR-FENDER.

No. s95,929.

Application filed January 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN P. WOODOOOK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Im provement in Oar-Fenders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a very simple, durable, and economic form of fender capable of ap lication to the truck of any car, which fender will be beneath the platform and will perfectly safeguard a person or object struck, from contact with the wheels of the truck.

It is a further purpose of the invention to construct the fender in three sections, two side sections that are stationarily placed upon the truck in front of the forward wheels, and a central section located between the rails and having sliding connection with the side sections.

It is also a purpose of the invention to provide the central fender section with two elastic receiving surfaces, an outer one of wire mesh and an underlying one of spring slats, thus'enabling this portion of the fender to sustain considerable shock without injury.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical central section through the fender and a sectional side elevation of a portion of the car body and the truck Fig. 2' is a bottom plan View of the fender; and Fig. 3 is afront elevation thereof.

A represents the rails, A a portion of the truck, A the wheels of the truck, and A the platform portion of the car body. The fen der is constructed in three sections as has been stated, two side sections B and B, and a central section O. The side sections B and B are preferably made of metal and are hollow in the interest of lightness, and are connected at the top by a cross bar 10 which has openings 11 therein adjacent its ends. The inner face 12 of each side section B and B is straight and flat as are likewise the rear faces 13 of said sections, which are secured to the forward portions of the truck at its sides, as is shown in Fig. 2, thus bringing the side sec- Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Serial No. 410,742.

tions of the fender in front of the wheels A and the side sections of the said fender extend out to the outer faces of the guard rails for the truck. The forward faces of the side sections B and B are inclined from the top downwardly and forwardly, as is shown at 14 in Fig. 1, and these forward side faces are likewise laterally inclined, the lateral inclina tion being from the inner forward edge outward and rearward, as is shown at 15 in Fig. 2. Thus any object struck by the forward faces of the side sections B and B of the fender will be directed toward the sides of the car and thrown beyond said sides, clearing the trucks and likewise the wheels of the car.

The central section C consists of sidepieces 16 that are of greatest depth at their rear or body portions 18, since their forward edges 17 are curved from the top downwardly and forwardly, rendering the said side faces 16 extremely narrow or shallow at their forward ends, as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. At the forward end of the section O, a guard plate is secured at the upper edges of the said side pieces 16, their lower edges being straight. This guard plate 19 is more or less curved and is provided with Openings 20 adjacent its 'ends, and a friction roller 21 is located in each opening, adapted to travel on the surface between the rails A, as is shown in Fig. 1.

Spring slats 23 are secured at the lower ends of the under rear face section of the guard plate 19 and are carried upward on curved lines so that their forward faces are concaved, to an engagement with a cross bar 22 located at the upper rear portion of the side pieces 16, and connecting said side pieces. These slats constitute the inner or lower bed for the section O. The outer bed consists of a wire mesh 24 that is attached also to the guard plate and to the sides of the side members 16 of said section and extends to the upper edge thereof, whereby ample space is provided between these two beds to permit the outer one 24 to yield properly on all occasions.

A vertical slot 25 is made in the body 18 of each side piece 16, and a rod 26 extends through this slot, the ends of the rod being secured in the side sections B and B, as is shown in Fig. 2. An arm 17 is made to extend from the rear lower portion of each side piece 16, and these arms at the rear are con nected by a rod 27, and on this rod friction rollers 28 are mounted toturn that support the rear'portion of the said central section, and the said central section C is guided in its vertical movement by posts 29 that extend from the upper edge of its side pieces. 16 at the rear through the openings 11 in the top plate 10 connecting the side sections, the said posts 29 being provided with nuts 30 at their upper ends.

This fender, is exceedingly simple, well adapted to any truck, and will act as a perfect guard to prevent persons getting under the Wheels of the car, and likewise provides an effective receiving section for such persons as are caught between the rails.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

l. A car fender consisting of side sections adapted to be fixedly secured to the 'sides of the car truck, a central section to-lie between the rails, and means slidably connecting the to the forward side portions of the car and having their forward faces downwardly and forwardly inclined, and also outwardly and rearwardly inclined, and a central section having an adjustable vertical connection.

curedto the forward side portions of the car and having their forward faces downwardly and forwardly inclined and also outwardly and rearwardly inclined, and a central section having an adjustable vertical connection with the sidesections, saidcentral sec whose forward edges are concaved, and spaced, yielding beds supported by said members at and adjacent their ends, the outer bedbeing of a reticulated material and .tion comprising connected side members the inner bed consisting of a series of curved T spring slats, and rollers carried by the bottom portion of'said central member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN P. WOODCGCK.

Witnesses:

CHARLES PARTRIDGE, EDNA HUNKEN. 

